The Veteran's recurrent nosebleeds were found to be incurred in service, as they were noted during active duty and continued after discharge.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the continuity of symptoms from service to the present, with no evidence of pre-service onset or aggravation by service.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent epistaxis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2011
- Citation
- 1136952
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his bilateral foot callus condition and recurrent epistaxis do not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient consideration of whether a TDIU is warranted based on service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's combined rating does not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU, but may be eligible for an extra-schedular TDIU if unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual employability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions do not prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.
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